Research and advocacy about how mass incarceration affects individuals, communities and the national welfare.| www.prisonpolicy.org
The big picture of youth confinement in America, showing how many kids are entangled in the criminal legal system and why.| www.prisonpolicy.org
New report explains how many system-involved youth are confined, where they are held, under what conditions, and for what offenses.| www.prisonpolicy.org
A new study analyzing a national survey of youth in custody reveals stark disparities in rates of staff physical assault among Black and neurodivergent youth.| Prison Policy Initiative Blog
The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why| www.prisonpolicy.org
Survey data shows mass incarceration has been used to warehouse some of the most disadvantaged members of society| www.prisonpolicy.org
Research and advocacy about how mass incarceration affects individuals, communities and the national welfare.| www.prisonpolicy.org
Our report reveals that at least 4.9 million people cycle through county jails each year, and most have serious medical and economic needs.| www.prisonpolicy.org
Unfortunately, this year saw the return of many types of failed criminal legal system policies that would be more at home in 1993 than 2023. ...| www.prisonpolicy.org